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"Although more than one hundred novels set in the Ozarks were published before it, Thames Ross Williamson's 1933 novel The Woods Colt was the first to achieve notable success both popularly and critically. Written entirely in regional dialect, The Woods Colt is the story of the violent and reckless Clint Morgan, whose attempts to secure love and freedom force him down a path of self-destruction. With an introduction and explanatory notes from Phillip Douglas Howerton, this new edition makes the seminal novel available once more to scholars, regional enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a tale of the Ozark hills"--
About the author
Thames Williamson was born in Idaho in 1894. After an adventurous early life as a circus hand, whaler, and prison officer, he studied at the University of Iowa and Harvard University. A sojourning writer who sought to depict the wide variety in American life, Williamson was the author of more than thirty titles, including novels, screenplays, juvenile literature, and academic texts.
Phillip Douglas Howerton is professor of English at Missouri State University-West Plains and the editor of
The Literature of the Ozarks: An Anthology.
Summary
Written entirely in regional dialect, The Woods Colt is the story of the violent and reckless Clint Morgan, whose attempts to secure love and freedom force him down a path of self-destruction.
